Attachment for linotype-machines.



O. L. MOI-IR. ATTAGHMENT FOR LINOTYPE MACHINES.

A a APPLICATION TILED OUT. 13, 1911.

1,036,678. Patented Aug. 2?, 1.912.

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G. L. MOHR.

ATTACHMENT FOR LINOTYPE MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.18, 1911.

1 g Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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ATTACHMENT FOR LINOTYPB MAGHINBS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.18, 1911. I

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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' device for a CHARLES L. MORE, 3'ANE$VILLE, WISGONSIK, ASSIGNO'R T0MOHTE, MANE'FAG TUBQNG GQ'MPANY, QF CHICAGQ, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFMECHIGAN.

ATTAGHMIENT FOR LINUEYPE-MAGHINE$ specification of Letterslatent.

?atented ru 2?, 19312.

Application filed October 18, 1911. Serial No. 655,373.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that 1, CHARLES L. Morin, a citizen of the United States,residing at Janesville, county of Rock, and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for ILinotype-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Myinvention relates to improvements in attachments for linotype machines.

The object of my invent-ion is to provide a device for cutting OH ortrimmin one end of the linotype slugs or so called %inotypes, as theypass from. the machine in which they are made, to the composing stick,whereby any desired number of. said linotype shfgs when finished, willbe exact in shape and of the required uniform lengths.

My invention pertains more especially, among other things: 1st, to theapplication of a rapidly revolving saw for cutting oil or trimming theends of the linotype slugs; 2nd, to the device for pushing the linotypeslugs forwardly in contact with the; saw as they are bein cut ortrimmed. 3rd, to the dust-ably supporting the saw and itssupportingshaft at diiierent elevations as may be required to trim or cutlinotypeslugs of the same or different lengths, whereby all of said linotypeslugs may be made of the same length. tth to the device for slidablysupporting the driving shaft within a non adjustable drpulley and flywheel, whereby said shalt ed the saw supported thereon, may be raised orlowered to conform to different lengths linotype slugs without raisingor lowering such pulley or fly Wheel, and whereby the saw supportingshaft is relieved oi? the weight of such pulley and fly wheel. 5th, tothe device for adjustably supporting the upper end of the saw supportingshait as may be required to retain the saw in its proper relativeposition to the base upon which the linotype slugs are supported whilebeing trimmed or cut; and 6th, to the inclinnble chute through which thelinot-ype g are caused to pass of their own gravity horn the trimmingsaw to the composing stick.

My invention is further explaimzd by re terence to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figural is a side View thereof. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe opposite side from tll'gitshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview, drawn on line 00-41: of Fig. 1; andFig. 4 is a sectional view,drawn on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Like parts are identified by the same ref-' erence numerals throughoutthe several views.

1 represents one of the linotype slugs, as it is being pushed forwardlyE"l)lSl the saw in the act of trimming or cutting off a portion of itsupper end.

2 is a circular saw by which the linotype slug 1 is cut. The saw 2 isrigidly secured to the shaft 3 by the clamping nuts 3 and l in theordinary manner. The shaft 8 is supported at its lower end in thejournal bearing 4 and at its upper end in the journal bearing 5. Thelower journal bearing 4 is formed in the bracket 6, and said bracket isadj usta-bly supported from the stationary standard 7 by the dovestailedtongue 7 operating in. a closely fitting dove tailed groove 8 formed insaid bracket. The standard 7 is provided with a series of transversenotches 8 for the reception of the teeth 9 o1 the supporting men'lber10. The supporting member 10 is slidably supported in the transverserecess ll of ti: bracket 6, and is retained in yielcing contact with thestandard 7 by the spring 12.

- lVhen desirous to raise or lower the saw to conform to linotype slugsof difierent lengths, the member -i0 is drawn back until the teeth 9 arebroughtout of engagement with the recesses h, when said bracket,together with the shaft 3 and parts supported thereon, nreraised orlowered, until brought to the desired point of adjustment; said member10 is released after it is thrown forwardly by the recoil of said spring12, whereby the teeth dare caused to again engage in the horizontalrecesses 8 registering therewith. The member 10 provizlml with anoperating" nested thorew. mk ll. The up-- per end of tin, r ft isslidahly cm'niccted with the groom uliey 1.5 and fly wheel. 16. and saidpulley and tly vhcel "re. supported from the stationary bracket l? nulnrcollar An. anni'llai' l 3. is interposed between the 20 ot' the flywheel and the annular collar 18, whereby the triotion between theopposing hub and collar is red'u'eed to the minimum, it will beunderupon the an: i

. stood that in view of the fact that said pulley .and fly wheel areslidably supported upon the shaft 3, the weight of such parts is notcarried by the shaft, butinstead rests pulley 15, integrally formed flywheel 16 and shaft 3 are caused to revolve together,

while said shaft 3 is free to be moved up-.

wardly and downwardly through said pulley and fly wheel withoutcommunicating a vertical movement to such parts. The collar 18 isadjustably supported from the upper end of the bracket 7 within theinclosing cpllar 25, and said parts 18 and 25 are connected together bythe pivotal bolts 26, said piv-' ital bolts 26 being rigidly connectedwith the collar 25, while they are pivotally connected at their innerends with said collar 18. By this arrangement, it will be understoodthat the upper end of the shaft 3 may be inclined toward the right orleft, (reference being bad to Fig. 1), by the adjustment ofsaid screws26; that by adjusting both of said "screws toward the right, the upperend of said shaft will be inclined toward .the

- right, while a reverse adjustment of said screws will incline theupper end vof said shaft in the opposite direction. The upper end of theshe is thus made slightly adjustable to facilitate in retaining the saw2 in its proper position for trimming or cutting the upper ends of thelinotype slugs.

27 is a-push plate by which the linotype slugs 1 are adapted to be movedforwardly as their upper ends are being severed by the saw. To preventthe saw from cutting into the opposing edge of the push plate 27 as thelinotype slugs are being trimmed, I have provided the opposing surfaceof said push plate with a series of horizontal recesses 28 formed forthe reception of the saw as, the push plate is moved forwardly againstthe linotype slug. The recesses 28 are located at uniform distancesapart, corresponding with the different lengths of linotype slugs,whereby when a long linotype slug is being trimmed, the saw with itssupporting shaft will be raised, so as to sever or trim the upper end ofthe long linotype'slug, and when a shorter linotype slug is used, saidshaft and saw will be lowered to conform to the length of the shorterlinotype slug and said saw and supporting shaft are adapted tobeadjusted to'conform to'the 'horicontallre the saw is adapted to entersuch recess as happens to register therewith when linotype slugs ofdifferent length are being severed. While the saw and its supportingshaft are adjusted for long and short linotype slugs, as previouslydescribed, by raising and lowering the supporting block 10, and whilesaid supporting block 10 is adapted to be adjusted at slight intervalsapart corresponding with cesses formed in said push plateflwhereby thedistance betweenthe notches .8 of the supporting standard, a still fineradjustment may be produced by the two vertical screws 29, 29, whichvertical screws have threaded hearings in the member 6, while theiropposing ends have countersunk bearings in the I slidable block 30 bywhich the slidable member 10 is supported, said member 10 beingsupported from the slidable block 30,

through the shank 14. Thus it will be ob- ;vious that after the block 10has been ad 5 justed in approximately the right relative position to thestandard 7, the block 30 may be adjusted at an intermediate pointbetween its inclosing bearings by turning one of said screws 29 inwardlyand the other outwardly, whereby the shaft 3 and the saw supportedthereon, may be brought to. the

exact point for the saw to enter one of the grooves 28 and to cut offthe upper end of the linotype slugs at the exact point desired.

31 is a trough for the reception of the waste pieces of metal, which aresevered from the upper end of the linotype slugs by the saws, as saidslugs are being trimmed, the trough being preferably inclined downwardlyat such an angle as will cause the refuse matter removed from thelinotype. slugs to descend of its own gravity,

32 is a trough through which the finished linotype slugs, when out andtrimmed, are

led to the composing stick, preparatory to being set up for use.

- It will be understood that the linotype machine with which myattachment is used, is of the ordinary construction, and that myattachment is secured thereto by the brackets 17 and 33, and bolts 34.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecurgby Letters Patent, is

1. In adevice of the described class, the combination with a linotypemachine, of a revoluble shaft, a circular saw rigidly secured to said saft, means for communicat ing a revoluble movement to said shaft andfrom said shaft to said saw, means for supporting said shaft and saw atseveral different points of adjustment to correspond with the len the ofthe linotype slug to be-cut, means or retaining a linotype slugin movingcontact with said saw while being cut and trimmed, and nieans' forconducting a linotype slug when out and-trixmmdto a c mpo ing ti gthrough the severed linotype slugs,

2, in a. device of the described class, the

combination with a linotype machine, of a' revoluble shaft, a circularsaw rigidly secured to said shaft, means for c'ommun1cat-. mg arevoluble movement to said shaft and from said shaft tolsaid saw,- meansfor sup-.

raiity of horizontal recesses for the reception of the periphery of thesaw as it passes and means for conducting a linotype slug, when out andtrimmed, to a composing stick.

3. In a device of the described class, the

combination with a linotype machine, of a revoluble shaft, means foradjusting andsupporting the upper end of said shaft in a true verticalposition or at a slight angle to the vertical, a circular saw rigidlysecured .to

said shaft, means for communicating a revoiuble movement to .said shaftand from said shaft to said saw, meansfor retaining a linotype slug inmoving contact with said saw, while being cut and trimmed, and meanscircular saw r gidly for conducting a type slug when out and trimmed toa composing stick. 4. In a device of the described class, thecombination with a linotype machine, of a stationary bracket, a pulleysupported on said bracket, a revoluble shaft' slidably' supported at itsupper end in said bracket, a aflixed to said shaft near its oppositeend, means for raisingi, lowering and supporting said shaft and saw atany desired point of adjustment, means for communicating a revolublemovement to said shaft and from said shaft to said saw, means forretaining a linotype slug in moving contact with said saw while beingcut, means for conveying the severed ends of said linotype slugs fromthe saw, and means for conducting a linotype slug, whencut and trimmed,to a composing stick.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES L. MOHR.

Witnesses:

W. H. DOUGHERTY,

F. L. CLEMONS.

